Key Elements
ELA.10.R.1.1
ELA.10.R.1.1
Consists of events in a literary work and broken down into five stages including: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot
Antigone's universal theme
What is civil disobedience?
The poet directly states this in the poem.
What is the literal meaning?
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
What is metaphor?
The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in words close in proximity is used to create rhythm or emphasize certain words.
What is alliteration?
How the author describes and develops the characters.
What is characterization?
Specifically, applies to the human condition and can be understood by anyone, anywhere, of any age, and of any culture/background.
What is universal theme?
The word meaning something is open to multiple interpretations.
What is ambiguity?
"In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun."
What is simile?
Used to compare two things using like/as to show similarities in ideas and develop understanding.
What is simile?
The three types are: first person, second person, and third person and refers to the person who is telling the story.
What is point of View?
What the author uses characters and conflict including perspective, actions, and symbols to develop.
What is universal theme?
The poet's attitude towards the subject matter or the audience.
What is tone?
"And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover off the ball"
What is hyperbole?
A metaphor that is introduced early and developed throughout the work to explain something that is abstract or possibly hard to define.
What is extended Metaphor?
Can be explicitly stated in a literary work, or you may have to infer from clues the author gives to determine when and where the story is happening.
What is setting?
Meaning to take something apart and examine the pieces
What is analyze?
The atmosphere that is created by the poet by eliciting feelings and emotions.
What is mood?
"the wind came out of the cloud by night,/Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee"
What is personification?
An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize something.
What is hyperbole?
An abstract concept/deeper meaning developed throughout a literary work.
What is theme?
What the text is mostly about. Commonly confused with the theme but NOT the theme.
What is main Idea/Central Idea?
This is implied through devices such as metaphors and symbolism.
What is figurative meaning?
"In a kingdom by the sea"
"In her tomb by the sounding sea"
What is imagery?
The author may reference something beyond the text that is considered well known to make it more relatable or provide context.
What is allusion?